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·Hi all, I am new to these forums so I thought it was time for an introduction. I am active on the Omega Forums (same username), but recently acquired a Tag Heuer so it's time to join up over here. I really got into collecting watches after inheriting my dad's Speedmaster, but used to wear pocket watches as a teenager in the 90's. I've got smaller wrists and am really a fan of vintage sizing, which brings me to my new acquisition. When I was younger I had a boy sized Rolex Submariner knock-off, and I don't think I even knew what it was a copy of. Getting into watches again I became a fan of the 4-digit subs, but honestly they look a little big for me and I have no interest in paying that kind of money for a watch. I also looked at the 36mm Tudors from the 90s, but I think that is probably a little small for a diver and I don't like the cyclops.
Enter the mid-size 1000 Series Professional (Tag) Heuer divers from the 80's. To me they are a perfect size (37/38mm) and look. So I started my obsessive research and found Justin's site (https://www.tag1000diver.com/). He can swap out the crystal for sapphire and gets them to pass a pressure test. This was the perfect watch, but I am not a huge fan of quartz. The lollipop on the second hand bouncing around just wouldn't do. Then I dug some more and found posts where Justin discusses converting them to automatic. A little back and forth with Justin, and I settled on a clean example he had that was a candidate for conversion. So here it is, my perfect fantasy automatic Tag Diver running an ETA 2824:
Today
Some photos from Justin:
This image from the web shows what it originally would have looked like (more or less):
Enter the mid-size 1000 Series Professional (Tag) Heuer divers from the 80's. To me they are a perfect size (37/38mm) and look. So I started my obsessive research and found Justin's site (https://www.tag1000diver.com/). He can swap out the crystal for sapphire and gets them to pass a pressure test. This was the perfect watch, but I am not a huge fan of quartz. The lollipop on the second hand bouncing around just wouldn't do. Then I dug some more and found posts where Justin discusses converting them to automatic. A little back and forth with Justin, and I settled on a clean example he had that was a candidate for conversion. So here it is, my perfect fantasy automatic Tag Diver running an ETA 2824:
Today
Some photos from Justin:
This image from the web shows what it originally would have looked like (more or less):
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